Calling All Artists! Summer 2014 IMG MGMT Applications Now Open

We’re looking for artists who like to talk and write about images. Founded in 2008 in response to a series of studio visits in which artists showed not only their work but their digital image collections, IMG MGMT invites artists to produce image-based essays. We’re now accepting applications for our summer 2014 IMG MGMT series!

What Is IMG MGMT?

IMG MGMT is an image-essay series conceived and written by artists. The format is completely open; there are are no rules. Artists have based their essays on found images, constructed images, stock photography, and even discarded hard drive files. They’ve made videos. They’ve made quizzes. We’ve published essays with no text and edited thousands of words as well. The best way to get a sense of what IMG MGMT is, though, is to look at our past submissions. Whether examining the world of turbo-sculpture (VVORK), the variety of cubes in the art world (Deb Kass), or the squiggles used by women’s health groups (Shana Moulton), their inspired observations have reached millions of readers from all over the world.

IMG MGMT History

Created by Art F City founder Paddy Johnson in 2008, the series has helped enliven art discourse outside of academia, and broadens the definition of art-making after the Internet. IMG MGMT gained unprecedented momentum (sometimes, even, runaway success), thanks to the hard work of contributors like Martha Rosler, VVORK, Shana Moulton, Michael Mahalchick, Petra Cortright, Lorna Mills, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Roger White and Dushko Petrovich, and Anton Vidokle.

But of course, much has changed since the spring of 2011: Occupy. Snapchat. Net art went mainstream, and we changed our name. A little older now, and many essays later, we look to IMG MGMT for our brave new world.

IMG MGMT artists come from a variety of backgrounds and are selected on the overall strength of their practice.

How to Apply

Artists should submit a link to their Dropbox that includes the following:

1) CV with a link to your Up-to-date Website

2) IMG MGMT project proposal of 250 words or less

3) 8-10 related images

Deadline: May 15, 2014

Please send the Dropbox link to IMGMGMT@artfcity.com by May 15 in order to be considered for the Summer 2014 IMG MGMT series.All applicants will be notified by June 1. All artists will receive a stipend, thanks to support from the Joan Mitchell Foundation.

For an idea of what to propose, or just for your enjoyment, here’s the full list of IMG MGMT posts from years past: